| Guidepost 1: What happens during each of the four stages of childbirth? |
| Guidepost 2: What alternative methods and settings of delivery are available today? |
| Guidepost 3: How do newborn infants adjust to life outside the womb? |
| Guidepost 4: How can we tell whether a new baby is healthy and is developing normally? |
| Guidepost 5: What complications of childbirth can endanger newborn babies' adjustment or even their lives? |
| Guidepost 6: How can we enhance babies' chances of survival and health? |
| Guidepost 7: What influences the growth of body and brain? |
| Guidepost 8: When do the senses develop? |
| Guidepost 9: What are some early milestones in motor development, and what are some influences on it? |
